"File -X: does not exist" message from ipy.exe in Windows PowerShell

Question

If I type this line in an MS-DOS Command Prompt window:

ipy -X:ColorfulConsole

IronPython starts as expected with the colorful console option enabled. However, if I find the same line in Windows PowerShell, I get the message:

File -X: does not exist

Can someone please explain what I am doing wrong?

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Charles anderson 07 nov. '08 at 14:31

1 answer

gimel · Accepted Answer · 2008-11-07T14:45:15+0000

Try this code:

ipy '-X:ColorfulConsole'

Or any quoting mechanism is supported in Windows PowerShell - the shell will strip your argument.

Input

ipy -X: ColorfulConsole

at the MS-DOS prompt returns the same response:

File -X: does not exist

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